Mike Richardson

Use a magnet to 'steer' the cable end out. Credit to my friend Jeff for saving me lots of work. And now you!

Mike

On Jan 21, 2012, at 5:27 PM, jon.ragsdale@comcast.net wrote:

> I am routing cables on a TT frame so the cable is in the top tube. I am having trouble feeding the cable out of the housing stop. The stops on the down tube have a channel that the cable drops into, but not the brake cable I am working with. If I haven't been too confusing, any ideas?
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Sarah Tisdale

I had a Klein with internal downtube cable routing. Here's the process I
used (I think I found it online):

1. Get some sewing thread - about 6 ft long

2. Tie one end to the cable. This is probably the trickiest part. Wrap
it around many times before tying a knot.

3. Get your vacuum cleaner. Place the suction hose where the cable will
come out.

4. Feed the thread in through the input hole. It should feed in from the
suction. Keep feeding it in until it gets sucked out the hole.

5. Now that the thread is fed in and out of the holes, gently use the
thread to pull the cable through and out the exit hole .

6. Tying a "twistie" to the end of the thread before step 4 can help the
thread suck through and out the hole.

Here's a discussion with some other ideas:

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/general-cycling-discussion/internal-cable-routing-please-help-87855.html

Sarah

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 5:27 PM, wrote:

> I am routing cables on a TT frame so the cable is in the top tube. I am
> having trouble feeding the cable out of the housing stop. The stops on the
> down tube have a channel that the cable drops into, but not the brake cable
> I am working with. If I haven't been too confusing, any ideas?
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jon.ragsdale@comcast.net

I am routing cables on a TT frame so the cable is in the top tube. I am having trouble feeding the cable out of the housing stop. The stops on the down tube have a channel that the cable drops into, but not the brake cable I am working with. If I haven't been too confusing, any ideas?